employment law

Question 1

employment law

Answer 1

employer-employee relationship that is governed by a contract of employment

• provincially regulated, federal can come into play

Question 2

restrictive covenant

Answer 2

signed document that forbids employees from working for competitors for a specific time period after termination

Question 3

two categories of termination

Answer 3

1. just cause
   - employee has committed a fundamental breach of employment contract
2. without cause
   - no just cause exists
   - employer must then provide reasonable notice of termination

Question 4

insubordination (disobedience)

Answer 4

the act of willfully disobeying an order of one’s supervisor

Question 5

constructive dismissal

Answer 5

when an employee resigns as a result of the employer creating a hostile work environment